Capitol Grafters Faces and State Furniture Scandal
Harrisburg April 25. State department heads denounce the Capitol grafters as investigators report excessive metal furniture and questionable bills. Secretary McAfee cites surplus items and birch mahogany, while Delaney and Reinhold dispute costs. The commission adjourns until Tuesday amid looting charges against contractors.
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Publishers’ Press Dispatch
Harrisburg
State Capitol
Commonwealth
McAfee
John C. Delaney
A. M. Reinhold
Ed Reinhold
Pennsylvania Construction Company
Delaney
Reinhold
McLain
Lancaster City
Carpenter Adly Injured Falling From Plant Roof
Frederick Frankfather a 39 year old carpenter fell from a roof at the Standard Steel Car plant while at work about 10 30 this Thursday morning. He suffered a broken right leg facial cuts severe bruises and potential internal injuries. He was taken to a local hospital by White’s ambulance. Frankfather is married and lives in Napoleon Ohio. He has worked in the city for McClintic Marshall Construction Co Pittsburg which is erecting the new car plant buildings.
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Frederick Frankfather
Standard Steel Car Company
Frankfather
White
Napoleon, O
McClintic-Marshall Construction Company
Pittsburg
Pottery Firm Ships Hotel Chinaware to St Cloud
The Shenango Pottery company this morning sold the St Cloud Hotel a complete outfit of dining room ware. The vitrified china sets feature three brown bands with the heavier band centered. The plant recently added hotel chinaware machinery and quality orders promise full capacity operation.
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Shenango Pottery Company
St. Cloud Hotel
Ceiling Crash Mistaken Burglars During Breakfast
A Pittsburg street resident woke from a crash to find burglars in his house, but investigation revealed plaster from the kitchen ceiling had fallen onto a breakfast table, shattering dishes instead. No intruders found.
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Crowl
Pittsburg Street
Chicago Express Wrecks near Bennett Millvale
The Chicago express on the Baltimore and Ohio derailed at Bennett station near Millvale after crashing into a freight caboose of West Penn. The engineer and fireman leaped to safety. the empty caboose was wrecked. The crash, caused by a signal misinterpretation, woke sleeping passengers but caused no injuries.
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Publishers’ Press Dispatch
Pittsburg
Chicago Express
Baltimore and Ohio
West Penn Railroad
Bennett Station
Millvale
No oil found on Tyson farm well in Wilmington township
Oil drillers on the Tyson farm in Wilmington township report no oil or gas after reaching sand at 930 feet and losing two tool strings at 600 feet. Leaseholders plan a second test well on the George M. Robinson farm.
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Tyson
Wilmington Township
George M. Robinson
Train Wrecker Shot Marshal Through Body
A train wrecker shot a marshal through the body on a fast train, authorities report a violent incident aboard the railcar. The motive and condition of the marshal are not disclosed in available text.
Four armed men raid train in Indiana attempt
Marshal Cummings was shot in the stomach during a raid on a Southern passenger train near Temple Indiana. One suspect, a Kentuckian, was captured and jailed, while three others fled, with a posse and bloodhounds in pursuit. The attackers set a bridge fire but failed to derail the train.
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Publishers’ Press Dispatch
English
Ind
W. EB. Cummings
Temple
Cummings
Kentucky
Noted crook Eddie Tate escapes hospital guard
Eddie Tate the Chicago burglar who confessed to Peoria school board safe robbery and implicated locals fled St Francis hospital after claiming illness. Police fear a plot to aid Dougherty era embezzlers by removing Tate and compromising key witnesses.
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Publishers’ Press Dispatch
Peoria
Ills
Eddie” Tate
Chicago
Peoria School Board
St. Francis Hospital
Tate
Newton C. Dougherty
New York
Brennan
Penitentiary
Dougherty
S Tate
Former Teacher Becomes Pastor at Clark's Mills Methodist
Rev. G. 8. Robinson, pastor of Clark's Mills Methodist Church, visited New Castle today to reconnect with friends. He formerly served as principal of Thaddeus Stevens School before resigning to pursue the ministry.
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G. 8. Robinson
Clark's Mills
New Castle
Robinson
Thaddeus Stevens
Sun's Opinion of Taft Dictated by Morgan Leaders
The Sun argues Taft is Roosevelt’s brand of policy and would be a dissociated personality as president. It asserts Taft would be manipulated by Roosevelt after March 1909 and questions his fitness to run or accept the nomination.
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Sun
Taft
Morgan, Et
Publishers’ Press Dispatch
New York
the Sun Today
Roosevelt
White House
United States
Morton Prince
Bos
Ton
Butler 15 Discharged in Horace Marvin Case
Frank H. Butler, held on suspicion of killing Horace Marvin Jr., was released after a judge cited insufficient evidence. State detectives and Pinkerton teams clash over lines of inquiry as a fresh search for the boy’s body continues.
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Marvin Boy
Pinkerton
Little Horace Marvin
Butler
Pinkertons
Graft Probe Presses On Amid Prosecutions Talk
The capitol commission in Harrisburg hears witnesses with little startling testimony as governors and officials weigh criminal prosecutions against those involved in state house construction. Payee Payne & Co. faces questions over elevator bills while Philadelphia firms supplied the equipment. Former Governor Pennypacker awaits questioning next week.
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Capitol Commission
State House
Harrisburg
Stuart
Philip Johnson
Philadelphia
St Durham
Payne & Co
Capitol
Pennypacker
Mrs Eddy Named Suspected forger in court case
Boston mass April 25 Handwriting experts say Mrs Eddy’s signature may be forged in the Christian Scientist church dispute with the plaintiffs claiming over 100 letters examined. They allege the signer is younger and that Pleasant View documents show Mrs Eddy kept unaware of papers bearing her name.
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Boston
Mass
Mrs. Eddy
Christian Scientist Church
Cross Suit Before Alderman Williams
Mike Coultz and George Snezik file cross suits with Alderman Williams accusing each other of assault and battery, breach of peace and disorderly conduct. Each alleges the dispute occurred at the other’s residence.
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Mike Coultz
George Snezik
Alderman Williams
Prominent Architect Fatally Hurt in Ohio Auto Crash
Theo dore Schmitt of Lehman and Schmitt architects the county portion of the Cleveland group plan was seriously perhaps fatally injured in a late night auto accident. Contractor William Dall, with Schmitt, sustained painful injuries as the car skidded on wet pavement and overturned.
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Cleveland, O
Theodore Schmitt
Lehman & Schmitt
Cleveland Group
William Dall
Schmitt
Dall
Wes
Jome at City Hall Almost Ends Fatally
John Simcox a Croton avenue resident, age over 60, was subjected to a rough joke by Patrol Driver Howard Philips and Chief Spiers at city hall. He collapsed near the lockup stairs amid jeers from officers and eight detained gypsies, later revived by City Physician Blackwood and taken home.
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John Simcox
Croton Avenue
City Hall
Howard Phillips
Simecox
Simcox
Spiers
Phillips
Blackwood
Mrs Leroy Pitzer Dies After Short Illness
Mrs Louise Pitzer wife of Leroy Pitzer of Mahoningtown died Thursday at 10 30 AM after a lingering illness. She leaves a three month old son Joseph and husband Leroy Pitzer, a resident of West Cherry street. She was 24 last February and longtime resident of the city. She was a member of Mahoning town Presbyterian church and Daughters of America. Survived by her father J C Ewing and step siblings Willis Harry Olive and Edna Eowing. Funeral arrangements not yet made.
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Edward Roberts
Harlansburg Road
Croton
Louise
Leroy Pitzer
Mahoningtown
Joseph
Pitzer
West Cherry Street
Mahoningtown Presbyterian Church
The
Daughters of America
Babe
J. C. Ewing
Seventh Ward
Willis
Harry
Olive
Edna Eowing
Sweet Seventeen and a Pickpocket
Daisy Duncan, 17, confessed to pocket picking in a crowded department store in Detroit. She admitted hiding in a cloak room of a wealthy women’s club and stealing items from the wraps. Victims identified their belongings at police headquarters.
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Detroit
Mich
Daisy Duncan
Sweet
Daisy
Councils Consider Rejecting State Sewer Permit Talks
Local councils weigh rejecting a proposed state sewer permit as officials debate project scope and environmental impact. Community leaders, including council members and residents, call for stronger safeguards and clearer timelines.
Contamination of Shenango Halted by Health Department Action
State Department of Health under Samuel G. Dixon has required limits on city sewer plans to prevent sewage draining into Shenango Creek. City councils may deny permits for proposed sewers. Dixon’s conditions include excluding storm water, installing approved manholes, filing sewer profiles by July 1, 1907, and reporting yearly sewer plans and disposal schemes for approval by April 17, 1907. Continued on Second Page.
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State
Samuel G. Dixon
Dixon
Milholland
State Department of Health
Commissioner of Health
New Wilmington High Plans May Graduation at Presbyterian Church
Graduating exercises will be held in the Presbyterian church on Friday evening May 3. The list of graduates includes Alice Angelen Ashenhurst, Mary Hurst Blair, Mary Elma Blevins, Alice Everetta Cox, Philip Morton Cox, Earle Andrew Davis, Mary Merrill Engle, John Alexander Falkman, Alice Margaret Hope, Inez Aiken Hope, Grace Hover, William Arthur Jewell, Raymond Watson Kirkbride, Eva Pearl McFarland, Mary Marie McFarland, Florence Jessie Mercer, Margaret Hill Perkins, Rena Vera Pettitt, Idaline Rodgers, Mark Harrison Semple, John Vance Thompson, Martha Madeline Tinker, Frances Kathryne Williams.
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New Wilmington High School
Presbyterian Church
Alice Angelan Ashenhurst
Mary Hurst Blair
Mary Elma Blevins
Alice Everetta Cox
Philip Morton Cox
Earle Andrew Davis
Mary Merrill Engle
John Alexander Falkman
Alice Margaret Hope
Inez Aiken Hope
Grace Hover
William Arthur Jewell
Raymond Watson Kirkbride
Eva Pearl McFarland
Mary Marie McFarland
Florence Jessie Mercer
Margaret Hill Perkins
Rena Vera Pettitt
Idaline Rodgers
Mark Harrison Semple
John Vance Thompson
Martha Madeline Tinker
Frances Kathryne Williams
Western Pennsylvania Weather Tonight Lows Drop Friday
A cold air mass settles over Western Pennsylvania with rain tonight and colder conditions. Friday brings fair skies and a return to lighter winds as temperatures edge lower.
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Pennsylvania
Debs Brands President as a Bank Sidestepper
Labor mobilizes in New York for a May 4 demonstration to rebuke President Roosevelt over his attacks on Moyer and Haywood tied to the Idaho murder case. Leaders condemn Roosevelt’s call as jeopardizing a fair trial. Debs accuses Roosevelt of memory lapse or falsehood in labeling the defendants guilty.
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Publishers’ Press Dispatch
New York
Organized Labor
Roosevelt
Moyer and Haywood
Idaho
Central Federated Union
Yesteday
Edward Hourigan
International Association of Machinists
Hourigan
United States
John A. Dycke
Garment Workers
Ephiram Kaufman
Clothing
Morris Hill
National Executive Committee
Girard
Kansas
Eugene V. Debs
Meyer Haywood
Death Notice for Louise Pitzer and Others
Death records list Mrs. Louise Pitzer aged 24 of West Ch street, William Cowan aged 68 of Ellwood City, and Annie Brooker aged 6 of Big Run street. The brief notice provides names and ages with street locations.
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Louise Pitzer
West Ch
William Cowan
Ellwood City
Annie Brooker
Big Run Street
Jamestown Ter-Centennial Stamps Go on Sale Tomorrow
The Jamestown ter centennial stamps go on sale tomorrow as post offices nationwide open for the exposition. The three denomination issue features Captain John Smith on the one cent, a landing scene on the two cent, and Pocahontas on the five cent. A government voyage accompanies the opening with officials aboard multiple ships.
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Jamestown
Press Dispatch
Washington
United States
Uncle Sam
Post Office Department
Captain John Smith
Princi
President Underwood Visits Erie R R Division in New Castle
President Underwood of the Erie railroad and officials F L Stewart H O Dunkle and T J English toured the Mahoning division arriving in New Castle Wednesday afternoon. They conferred with Pittsburg and Lake Erie officials at New Castle Junction and rode the New Castle branch to Wheatland on the skidoo engine. The visit signals planned local improvements and praise for current conditions.
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President Underwood
Erie Railroad
F. L. Stewart
H. O. Dunkle
T. J. Engish
Mahoning
City
Erie
New Castle Junction
Pittsburg
Lake Erie
New Castle Branch
Wheatland
Te System
The
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Owens
A. 5. Wilson
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Christian Service
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Sweet Seventeen
State Department
Here
DEBS
Moyer, Haywood, Pettibone
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Pally
Pocahontas
Potomac River
Cheseapeake Bay
Metcor
Dolphin
Newport News
Erie R. R
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